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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)